EP3481763A4 - Locking neck gripper - Google Patents

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EP3481763A4
EP3481763A4 EP17828245.5A EP17828245A EP3481763A4 EP 3481763 A4 EP3481763 A4 EP 3481763A4 EP 17828245 A EP17828245 A EP 17828245A EP 3481763 A4 EP3481763 A4 EP 3481763A4
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locking neck
neck gripper
gripper
locking
neck
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French (fr)
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EP3481763B1 (en
EP3481763A1 (en
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Kenneth Eugene HILL
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WILLIAM P YOUNG Co
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WILLIAM P YOUNG Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67C—CLEANING, FILLING WITH LIQUIDS OR SEMILIQUIDS, OR EMPTYING, OF BOTTLES, JARS, CANS, CASKS, BARRELS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FUNNELS
    • B67C3/00—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus; Filling casks or barrels with liquids or semiliquids
    • B67C3/02—Bottling liquids or semiliquids; Filling jars or cans with liquids or semiliquids using bottling or like apparatus
    • B67C3/22—Details
    • B67C3/24—Devices for supporting or handling bottles
    • B67C3/242—Devices for supporting or handling bottles engaging with bottle necks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J15/00—Gripping heads and other end effectors
    • B25J15/0033—Gripping heads and other end effectors with gripping surfaces having special shapes
    • B25J15/0038—Cylindrical gripping surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
    • B25J15/00—Gripping heads and other end effectors
    • B25J15/02—Gripping heads and other end effectors servo-actuated
    • B25J15/0253—Gripping heads and other end effectors servo-actuated comprising parallel grippers
    • B25J15/028—Gripping heads and other end effectors servo-actuated comprising parallel grippers actuated by cams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/74—Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
    • B65G47/90—Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials
    • B65G47/904—Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials provided with rotary movements only
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
    • B65G2201/02—Articles
    • B65G2201/0235—Containers
    • B65G2201/0244—Bottles
    • B65G2201/0247—Suspended bottles
EP17828245.5A 2016-07-11 2017-07-10 Locking neck gripper Active EP3481763B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201662360706P 2016-07-11 2016-07-11
PCT/US2017/041362 WO2018013478A1 (en) 2016-07-11 2017-07-10 Locking neck gripper

Publications (3)

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EP3481763A1 EP3481763A1 (en) 2019-05-15
EP3481763A4 true EP3481763A4 (en) 2020-05-20
EP3481763B1 EP3481763B1 (en) 2024-02-28

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EP17828245.5A Active EP3481763B1 (en) 2016-07-11 2017-07-10 Locking neck gripper

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US (1) US10836623B2 (en)
EP (1) EP3481763B1 (en)
CA (1) CA3030344C (en)
MX (1) MX2019000475A (en)
WO (1) WO2018013478A1 (en)

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WO2011121007A1 (en) * 2010-03-31 2011-10-06 Sidel Participations Device for transporting a preform with rotation of the preform about its main axis

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US3802942A (en) * 1971-12-20 1974-04-09 Owens Illinois Inc Machine for producing a plastic-covered glass container
DE102007054388A1 (en) * 2007-11-09 2009-05-14 Khs Corpoplast Gmbh & Co. Kg Device for handling workpieces
WO2011121007A1 (en) * 2010-03-31 2011-10-06 Sidel Participations Device for transporting a preform with rotation of the preform about its main axis

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN111606282A (en) * 2020-05-21 2020-09-01 肖红霞 Equipment for filling liquid into plastic tank
CN111606282B (en) * 2020-05-21 2021-10-26 江苏亚盛休闲用品有限公司 Equipment for filling liquid into plastic tank

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WO2018013478A1 (en) 2018-01-18
EP3481763B1 (en) 2024-02-28
US20190210858A1 (en) 2019-07-11
MX2019000475A (en) 2019-08-16
US10836623B2 (en) 2020-11-17
CA3030344C (en) 2023-09-19
EP3481763A1 (en) 2019-05-15
CA3030344A1 (en) 2018-01-18

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